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Akubuiro, Gomba, Ojomu make 2023 Shortlist of Three for The Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the finalists for the 2023 edition of the Prize. The shortlisted plays in alphabetical order of their titles are: Grit by Obari Gomba, The Ojuelegba Crossroads by Abideen Abolaji…
Eleven in contention for $100,000 The Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature today announced the longlist of 11 drawn from 143 plays in the running for the 2023 edition of the prize. The genre in focus is Drama. The literature prize is sponsored…
NLNG flags off 2023 Nigeria Prizes competition
The Advisory Boards for The Nigeria Prize for Science, The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism, sponsored by Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited, have published the Call for Entries for the 2023 edition of the prizes,…
FG deploys Julius Berger on Oloibiri Center project
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government on Wednesday approved the award of the major contract for the building of the much awaited Olibiri Museum and Research Centre, in Bayelsa State. The museum is conceived to preserve the heritage and developments in the…
Features: Hollywood connecting Nollywood with Wakanda
To kick off their continent-wide promotional tour ahead of the African release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” director Ryan Coogler and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Tenoch Huerta and Winston Duke touched down in Lagos. The splashy premiere…
Romeo Oriogun’sNomad wins The Nigeria Prize for Literature
Science, literature instruments of national development– Obasanjo The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, today announced Nomad, authored by the poet,Romeo Oriogun, as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2022 cycle…
NLNG 2022 prizes: The Obasanjo phenomenon
Sopuruchi Onwuka The choice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to present the 2022 Nigerian Prize for Literature to winners amplifies the key messages and joint ambitions of the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Science and the Nigeria Prize for Literature respectively….
Smithsonian returns stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria
More than a century after being looted from Nigeria, a set of Benin bronzes are going home, the Smithsonian Institute has declared. The beautiful pieces of art and brutal testimonies of colonial history, according to the institute, are a collection…
Semen necklaces noswTikTok’s hottest Jewelry trend
Pieces of jewelry made from semen are becoming an increasingly popular accessory thanks to Amanda Booth, an artist who transforms bodily fluids into pearl-like “gems”—and documents the process on TikTok. In a recent interview with VICE, Booth explained that she…
Amazon Prime Video opens Naira services for Nigerian streamers
Amazon Prime Video has ordered the Nigerian originals “Gangs of Lagos” and “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija,” and opened up local currency services for the platform in the country. The pair of productions marks the first originals for Prime Video…
